George Cheyne (1671/2-1743) was a physician and published many books on philosophical and health-related topics. He promoted taking the waters at Bath and his popular treatise ‘An Essay of Health and Long Life’ (1724) served as a guide to good living. He suffered from extreme obesity, at one point weighing roughly 448 pounds.
Reference:
Anita Guerrini, ‘Cheyne, George (1671/2-1743)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5258 [accessed 5 July 2013]).
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